Monday, December 8, 2025

Trump about Kim: I like him, he’s a funny guy, very smart

Greta Van Susteren interviews Donald Trump at the Singapore Summit. (VOA)

President Donald Trump spoke with VOA contributor Greta Van Susteren after his summit talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore about what the two discussed and what to expect next.

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Georgia on its way to less punitive, more human drug policy?

Commissioners Pavel Bém (left) and Michel Kazatchkine.

Two commissioners visiting Tbilisi urge the government of Georgia to go ahead with bold reform of drug policies, insisting that ending punishment does not mean encouraging or condoning the use of drugs, but rather it empowers individuals and communities

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19 detained in Tbilisi as protests resume in wake of controversial teen murder investigation

TBILISI, DFWatch–The leader of Georgia’s largest opposition party UNM was among 19 people detained on Monday as street protests resumed against a murder investigation.

Authorities came down hard on organizers as the rallies resumed Monday as a deadline set by protesters

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Forensic examination shows that Archil Tatunashvili was tortured before he died

Photos: Giorgi Tatunashvili, kissing the forehead of his deceased son Archil at the funeral. March 24. (RFE/RL.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A new forensic examination carried out in Georgia concludes that Archil Tatunashvili, a former soldier who died in a prison in South Ossetia February 23, was most likely killed. The body had nearly a hundred different injuries and signs that indicate he was tortured.

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Paul Stronski: Georgia has carved out as much independence as possible against very large and aggressive neighbor

Paul Stronski is a senior fellow in Carnegie’s Russia and Eurasia Program, where his research focuses on the relationship between Russia and neighboring countries in Central Asia and the South Caucasus.

Voice of America’s Ani Chkhikvadze sat down with Paul Stronski, Carnegie Endowment fellow in Washington DC to discuss Georgia’s domestic and foreign affairs.

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